"Warlock" Savage Javelin + 115hp Chrysler

[Sabbath']

Well.

After the year i've had i decided i didnt want to fix my other boat. So when i sold the VQ, i put the money i got from that straight into this new toy.

It's a 1980's era Savage Javelin 4.2m runabout/ski boat. So it's a bit shorter than my other boat. But that doesnt matter. It works so that's a bonus



It came on a pretty crappy Dunboer Tilt trailer, so had it swapped over onto my other trailer.

Interior has been recently retrimmed/carpeted,

Time for some pics!





Old Trailer


New Trailer

[F l a k]

That's a damn nice boat mate. I've got a Skicraft Stinga with a 308 that my Dad and I are restoring

[Sabbath']

That's a damn nice boat mate. I've got a Skicraft Stinga with a 308 that my Dad and I are restoring

Thanks mate. Was looking at Merlin Mirage's before i got this.



Picked up some new lights to "Trick my trailer" as it were.

Submersible LED Bar with Stop/Tail and Indicator


Some side clearance lights for the wheel arches as they're a bit wide (and because lights are arguably awesome)


And, where the lights are going to go.

[Sabbath']

Lights all finished:

[Ed]

nice lights, very sleek...suits the boat

[Sabbath']

^Thanks mate.

Ran the motor up thursday night and got rid of the flatspot in the motor. Flooded the shed in the process, but, it's the price you pay

Finished up rewiring the boat that Ari and I started last weekend. Didnt get any before shots, but here's the results.

Switch Panel:


Installed:


Installed a new anchor light in the stern, removing the one from the bow


Nav Lights On


Interior lights and Anchor Lights


And ski mirror

[Sabbath']

Sab's tip of the week:

ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS CARRY A SPARE!

Otherwise you end up stuck 30km out of Bairnsdale on a public holiday with a blown tyre. Resulting in a 200km+ round trip to find the one shop that was open and get a new tyre fitted to the rim.

Got 3 extra km's out of the carcuss by stuffing it with grass, but then it wrapped itself around the axle.

So. Bought 2 new rims, 2 new tyres and have the one i trekked around the country for as a spare.

Pics:

[Sabbath']

Been working on getting this thing going properly for a while.

Done some more research and can amend the first post, it's not a 1980's era boat as i first thought, it's infact around a 1968 year model apparently.

Took the boat down to Eildon with Paradox and his boat to do a test and tune on the two boats

Paradox's is the red, mine is the blue


Got mine out on the water and it was free-reving at high rpm, brought it back in and found that the prop had spun, but it was also damaged from strikes before i got the motor:

Bought and fit a new prop:


Repainted the leg to freshen it up after 30+ years




And just some more photos of the boat...because i can:

[Sabbath']

Video from Easter Weekend at Eildon (Bonnie Doon)

[ari666]

looks cold

[Mksharma]

Now you got a real toy to tow it with ;P